Check out that stunning sunset!

Spice raid sees machete, drugs and money seized

Good service on all tramlines

Car on fire in supermarket car park

An eyewitness sent in this photo in the aftermath of a car fire at Tesco car park in Prestwich

As you can see, the front of the car has been completely ruined by the blaze - leaving a melted engine and bonnet.

The eyewitness spotted the destroyed vehicle at Tesco Superstore on Valley Park Road at about 4.45pm.

We have contacted the fire service to try get some more information.

19:01

Warning over pervert taking photos of people in Trafford Centre toilets

Security has been stepped up at a major shopping centre following reports that a man has been caught taking photos of people inside one of its public toilets

The notes could be hidden pretty much anywhere in The Trafford Centre

A warning on social media urging parents not to let their children use the facilities unsupervised at the intu Trafford Centre was shared almost 1,000 times in just six hours.

The post was written by a man who works in a shop at the centre who claims he’d been inside one of the toilet cubicles when he noticed someone holding a mobile phone over the top of it taking photographs of him as he urinated.

17:55KEY EVENT

Missing teen found

Missing 14-year-old Katie Smith from Cheadle Hulme has been found safe and well, police have confirmed

17:35Rebecca Day

Police searching for girl, 14, missing after failing to turn up for school in Cheadle Hulme

Police are growing increasingly concerned about the welfare of a Cheadle Hulme teenager who left to go to school, but never turned up

Katie Smith, 14, is missing from her home in Cheadle Hulme (Image: GMP)

Katie Smith, 14, was last seen this morning (Wednesday) when she left her home on Sherbourne Close at 8.30am.

She left in her school uniform to go to Cheadle Hulme High School, but didn’t turn up.

She’s not been in contact with her family or friends since 8.40am that day.

17:18Rebecca Day

Mounted patrols following tram attack

This follows a tram attack in which a driver was taken to hospital after thugs launched bricks at the window.

17:02Rebecca Day

Teen hit by ice cream van

A teenager suffered minor injuries after he was hit by an ice cream van in Radcliffe

The 15-year-old was struck by the van at about 4.20pm on Stand Lane in Chapel Field.

Paramedics are at the scene but the teen has only suffered ‘minor injuries’, a spokeswoman confirmed.

An ambulance spokeswoman said: “We were called to Stand Lane at about 4.20pm to reports a 15-year-old boy had been hit by an ice cream van.

“He has suffered minor injuries.”

16:22KEY EVENT

Tram taken out of service due to act of vandalism

A tram has been taken out of service after yobs smashed the windows at Sale Water Park

15:38Rebecca Day

Broken down vehicles cause issues across motorways

There are currently delays on motorways across Manchester due to broken down vehicles.

Lane one is closed and there’s heavy traffic on the M56 Eastbound between junction 7 (Bowdon) and junction 6 (Hale Four Seasons Roundabout).

One lane is closed on the M60 clockwise between junction 17 (Prestwich / Whitefield) and junction 18 for the M62 / M66 (Simister Island).

And one lane is closed on the M62 Westbound between junction 19 (Heywood) and junction 18 for the M60 / M66 (Simister Island).

15:20KEY EVENT

More than 900 jobs at risk at University of Manchester

The University of Manchester has announced that it plans to axe 171 jobs, leaving 926 members of staff uncertain about their future.

The university said it plans to make the cuts due to “increased financial, political and sector uncertainty”.

But the UCU argues the university is in a strong financial position, and there is no economic rationale for the job losses on such an ‘enormous scale’.

More to follow.

14:34

A work of art

The statue had been vandalised, the latest in a string of attacks over the years.

14:21Rebecca Day

10 Haribo packets stolen from shop

Have you seen the sweet toothed culprit?

14:16Rebecca Day

Trams running on time

Great news :)

12:27

Sport

United have been training today ahead of their big semi-final tomorrow night.

Under the Representation of the People Act, every candidate and agent must sign a declaration on the expenses return that to the best of their knowledge and belief it is a complete and correct return as required by law. It is an offence to knowingly make a false declaration. In order to bring a charge, it must be proved that a suspect knew the return was inaccurate and acted dishonestly in signing the declaration. Although there is evidence to suggest the returns may have been inaccurate, there is insufficient evidence to prove to the criminal standard that any candidate or agent was dishonest.”

11:19

Election expenses

The spending of a number of Conservative candidates were investigated after the 2015 General Election.

It was alleged that the expenses of a ‘battle bus’ containing party activists, which toured marginal constituencies, was recorded as national spending rather than local candidate spending, for which there are strict limits.